Temperature control system for additive manufacturing and method for same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12551972-B2
Application number	US-202318319567-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2023
Priority date	Jan 12, 2018
Publication date	Feb 17, 2026
Grant date	Feb 17, 2026

Abstract

A temperature control method for additive manufacturing includes directing an energy beam of a first energy source toward a material and fusing at least a portion of the material to form a cladding layer, forging the cladding layer with a micro-forging device, and detecting a first internal effect parameter of the cladding layer at a forging position where is forged by the micro-forging device. The first internal effect parameter includes at least one of a stress or a strain of the cladding layer. The method also includes calculating a first calculated temperature of the cladding layer at the forging position based on the first internal effect parameter and adjusting the at least one of the first energy source and the micro forging device if the first calculated temperature does not fall within a desired temperature range.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A temperature control method for additive manufacturing, comprising:
directing an energy beam of a first energy source toward a material and fusing at least a portion of the material to form a cladding layer; forging the cladding layer with a micro-forging device; detecting a first internal effect parameter of the cladding layer at a forging position where it is forged by the micro-forging device, wherein the first internal effect parameter includes a stress or a strain of the cladding layer; calculating a first calculated temperature of the cladding layer at the forging position based on the first internal effect parameter; and adjusting the first energy source and the micro-forging device if the first calculated temperature does not fall within a desired temperature range.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising calculating the first calculated temperature at the forging position based on the first internal effect parameter and a first internal-effect-parameter versus temperature curve.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
detecting a second internal effect parameter of the cladding layer at the forging position; and calculating a second calculated temperature of the forging position based on the second internal effect parameter and a second internal-effect-parameter versus temperature curve.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising updating the first internal-effect-parameter versus temperature curve and the second internal-effect-parameter versus temperature curve based on an adaptive algorithm if the second calculated temperature does not fall within the desired temperature range.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
forging the cladding layer through vibration; detecting an amplitude of the micro-forging device; and determining the strain of the cladding layer at the forging position based on the amplitude.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising calculating the first calculated temperature at the forging position based on the strain and a strain versus temperature curve.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting an axial load of a main axis of a cladding device applied by the micro-forging device; and determining the stress of the cladding layer at the forging position based on the axial load.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising calculating the first calculated temperature at the forging position based on the stress and a stress versus temperature curve.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising increasing an energy output of the first energy source if the first calculated temperature at the forging position is lower than a minimum value of the desired temperature range.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising decreasing an energy output of the first energy source when the first calculated temperature at the forging position is larger than a maximum value of the desired temperature range.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the micro-forging device is movable relative to a cladding device to adjust a distance between the micro-forging device and a molten pool of the material which is fused, and further comprising moving the micro-forging device to an adjusted forging position directionally away from the molten pool until the first calculated temperature at the adjusted forging position falls within the desired temperature range if the first calculated temperature at the forging position is larger than a maximum value of the desired temperature range.

12 . A temperature control method for additive manufacturing, the method comprising:
a) directing an energy beam of a first energy source toward a material and fusing at least a portion of the material to form a cladding layer; b) forging the cladding layer with a micro-forging device; c) detecting an amplitude of the micro-forging device that is forging the cladding layer and determining a strain of a forging position based on the amplitude; d) calculating a first calculated temperature at the forging position based on the strain and a strain versus temperature curve; e) determining whether the first calculated temperature at the forging position falls within a desired temperature range, if yes, executing steps g) to i), if not, executing steps f) to i); f) adjusting the first energy source and the micro-forging device to make the first calculated temperature at the forging position fall within the desired temperature range; g) detecting an axial load of a main axis of a cladding device applied by the micro-forging device and determining a stress at the forging position based on the axial load; h) calculating a second calculated temperature at the forging position based on the stress and a stress versus temperature curve; and i) determining whether the second calculated temperature at the forging position falls within the desired temperature range, if yes, adjusting end, if not, updating the strain versus temperature versus curve and the stress versus temperature curve based on an adaptive algorithm and processing back to step c).

13 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising increasing an energy output of the first energy source if the first calculated temperature at the forging position is lower than a minimum value of the desired temperature range.

14 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising decreasing an energy output of the first energy source when the first calculated temperature at the forging position is larger than a maximum value of the desired temperature range.

15 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the micro-forging device is movable relative to the cladding device to adjust a distance between the micro-forging device and a molten pool of the material which is fused, and further comprising moving the micro-forging device to an adjusted forging position directionally away from the molten pool until the first calculated temperature at the adjusted forging position falls within the desired temperature range if the first calculated temperature at the forging position is larger than a maximum value of the desired temperature range.

16 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising a second energy source, and further comprising increasing an energy output of the second energy source if the first calculated temperature at the forging position is lower than a minimum value of the desired temperature range.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising selecting the second energy source from a laser energy source, an electron beam energy source, a plasma energy source, an infrared energy source, an electromagnetic induction energy source and a resistance energy source.

18 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising coupling the micro-forging device to the cladding device for forging the cladding layer.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , further comprising moving the micro-forging device in synchronization with the cladding device to forge the cladding layer.

20 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the micro-forging device is movable relative to the cladding device to adjust a distance between the micro-forging device and a molten pool of the material which is fused, and further comprising moving the micro-forging device to an adjusted forging position directionally closer to the molten pool until the first cal

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Wu Yong
• Chang Hai
• Wang Yifeng
• Zhai Zirong
• Zhong Dalong
• Wu Yingna
• Zhan Yimin

Classifications

• B23K26/0626

  Energy control of the laser beam (B23K26/0622 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B23K26/034

  Observing the temperature of the workpiece · CPC title

• B23K26/0093

  combined with mechanical machining or metal-working covered by other subclasses than B23K · CPC title

• B21J7/22

  for power hammers · CPC title

• B21J5/02

  Die forging; Trimming by making use of special dies {; Punching during forging} · CPC title